This morning, in a rematch of last season’s championship game, my soccer team faced Everett. That game was stopped after 8 minutes when their captain suffered a heart attack on the field and was resuscitated by a doctor who plays for our team. The goodwill generated then lasted all of about two minutes before the intense rivalry between our squads was rekindled. They scored first, but we managed to equalize before halftime. We had the run of play in the second half but couldn’t find the back of the net until stoppage time, when we managed to score twice in the last three minutes. It was an extremely satisfying win. I played well with one very powerful shot on goal but it found the keeper rather than the net. I also managed to blow out one of my soccer cleats and will need to replace it before I return to the pitch in two weeks. Jeanine and I travel to Calgary this evening to begin a 10 day vacation through Glacier National Park (subject to the looming government shutdown), Banff, and Jasper.